The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
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Synepsis Of tho Preessdisgs II The 6s1ats an
5ENATE-The senate occupied most o
the time in discussing the Joint resolutio,
oil tho house in regard to the interstate
commerce bill before congress. When tn,
resolution came up, Senator Ives moved
to strike out all of Donnelly's Stun
speech, or, as he expressed it, all that par
which the people could not understand.
Avote was had on Ives amendment. which
was lost. Senator Comstock then tool
opportunity to oppose the long. haul clause
Senator Comstock wanted the whole mat
ter sent to the committee on railroads, bu,
the senators refused to do this. and tn,
resolution then passed, the only senators
voting in the negative being Comstock
Durant, Hayden and Oswald.
The labor bill introduced by Senate,
Swenson provides for the appointment Of
labor commissioner with u salary al
50. 600. and $500 for expenses, to be an
pointed by the governor. The president
announced the following special committees
Labor-Swenson, Edwards, Lande
Nachbar, Shields.
On Redistricting the State-Ha1l. Buck.
man. Clough, Halvorse,. Bowen.
On Bills Relating to ex-Soldiers and Sail.
ors-Goodrich, Pope, Anderson, Schcffer,
Compton.
Governors Message-Daniels, Scheffer
Burkhardt, Durant, Hayden.
Booms and Logs-Buckman, Couch. Hea.
on, Durant, Whiteman.
large number OF petitions for establish.
in; temperance branches in public schools
and FOR the better protection OF women
WAS received; also a petition for the bette,
protection OF game.
Senator Daniels bill on regulating IL.
censes is almost identical with that intro.
duced by Senator Goodrich on the first
day OF the session; it fixes the minimum a,
81, 900 in cities OF 10, 900 nhabitants and
over. and $500 in towns and villages, and
prohibits county comm issioners from issu.
ing licenses for any SUR, less than $500.
Senator Halls bill regarding the liza ability
OF insurance companies makes the amount
OF insurance written in the policy prima
tacle value OF the property in cases of to-
tai loss, and must be taken as the actual
value OF the property at the time of loss,
unless criminal action ON the part OF the
insured is shown.
HOUsE.-Some dozen odd petitions.
signed by over 1000 citizens of the state,
and advocating constitutional prohibi.
ton, temperance education, and laws
changing the age OF consent, were submit.
ted and respectively referred to the com.
mlttees on temperance, education and the
judiciary.
Representative Mattson secured the pas.
sage OF a resolution authorizing the chair
to appoint special committee OF five to
state prison contract labor to
examine the books, call witnesses, ETC.,
and to report the result of their labors to
the house. On motion of Representative
Furlong Il committee OF seven was ordered
appointed to ascertain tho cost OF all the
railroads in the state and to employ an
expert clerk to aid them in their labors.
The speaker announced the following
clerks for committees:
Judiciary, s. J. Donnclly; grain, J. E..
Osborne; engrossment, G. P. Johnson;
finance, Henry Anderson; railroads, Will.
lam Bowen; enrolment, James Spencer;
education, Henry Feig; elections, E. H.
Bakken; insurance, c. A. Lounsberry;
towns and counties. Mr.. Sparks.
SENATE.--Tho most important bill intro
duced in the senate was that by Senator
Pope, providing for soldiers home, The
bill was drafted by the committee OF the
Grand Army of the state, and represents
their views in detail. The bill is quite long
and most OF it has been published before. 1t
provides for an appropriation OF 800, 900
for grounds and buildings 5. 900 to be paid
out this year. Seven commissioners are
to be appointed by the governor, three OF
whom shall serve three, two four years and
two six years; and after the expiration OF
six years the term OF the new commission.
ers shall be six years each. The commits.
sloners are to locate Il home and provide
the necessary grounds, the tite not to cost
more than $4,000.
Senator Bowen offered q resolution
which, had it been adopted, might have
made quite stir among the railroads o.
the state. The senator wants q special
committee OF five senator's to inquire into
the manner Of railroad Ciscrimina ton in
regard to freight and passenger rates,
both to points in the state and
empowered to send for persons and pa
pers, and make a thorough investigation
OF all the alleged evils in this connection,
and to employ a stenosrapher to take a
tull report, the committee to recommend
legislation necessary. Senator Edwards
moved to send the resolution to the rail
road committee.
Senator H pard introduced q bill at the
instance OF the state board OF regents, pro-
vltling for the sail OF the fruit farm at Min
netonka; OF the proceeds SIC, OOOare to be
applied to the university fund to improve
the library, aad the remainder to bo turn
$4,000 originally. and was bought by Gov.
Pilsbury. who turned it over to the state.
1t is now worth $50, 900, and it is thought
that sum can be realized from it.
Senator HiNOn, chairman IF the grain and
warehouse committee, introduced y bill
which provides that all railroad companies
shall transport freight at reasonable r.,t ties,
and send it by such routes as the shipper
may direct. Car loads shall be transferred!
from one line to another when un.
loading. A greater rate shall not he charged
when freight passes over more than one
road than Tor an equal distance when car
r'ed on one single road, except that 81 per
car may be charged for transferring. Any
company violating this law shall be fined
not less than $4,000 for the first offense,
$4,000 Tor second, and the third offense
causes forfeiture OF the company's chart
or. Any official who refuses to carry out
the provisions OF the law shall be fined
81 900 for the first offense, and for
the second offense be imprisoned
six months and fined $1,000.
Gov. Mc''ill sent in his appointment . to
the senate and they were considered in ex-
ecutive session. The following were sent
in:
=, H. B: Willis to be oil inspector: A. c.
Hospes surveyor general of logs for the
Saltwater district. Stephen Lovejoy for
the Minneapolis district. Hugh Thomson
for. the Crookston district, Alexander Fra.
ser for the Duluth district.
HoUsE.-Numerou petitions were receiv-
ed and referred to proper committees, on
prohibition, assaults on women, etc. A
petition was received from Swift county
asking an appropriation OF $4,000 for
the aid OF sufferers from the hail storm OF
last July. Referred to judiciary.
Representative Ellingson moved that
$4,000 OF Governors McGill and Hub
bord's messages be printed in Italian,
French, Bohemian, German. Polish, Scand-
inavian. WEIGH and English for the use of
the members of the house. Referred to
the committee on printing.
The house went into q great wrangle
over the proposition in the new rules OF
order to excuse the speaker from voting.
Represe nta tive Petit commended that such
a thing could not be, that the speaker
must ote and ought to on the final pas.
sage OF all bills. Except on tie votes the
speaker has not usually voted. by u cour.
tesy point, being excused therefrOm. Mr..
Petit offered an amendment re uiring the
speaker to vote on ali matters but appeals
from his own decision. Representative
Barker sustained MIR. Petit. The state
forbids any such release from
voting OF members of the legislature. Mr..
Pettit's amendment was passed.
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